What Ways Beside Sex Can You Get AIDS

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DR JOHN ALLL THE WAY FROM INDIA.......A DRUG ADDICT{NO SEX}

HI DR JOHN iam from india,and ya iam a drug addict,on 23 july 2002 i foolishly used a used needle of a person whose hiv status i didnt know,therefore i tested for hiv on 23 october,it came negative,am i negative?should i retest?plzzz advice...

Response from John L. Sullivan, M.D.

University of Massachusetts, Medical School

A negative antibody test 3 months after exposure would indicate you are negative and no further testing is necessary unless you have another exposure; JLS.... Read more »

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Am I the only one who feels this way??Plz answer

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

I had sex unprotected and had a test done at 50 days afterwards and it was negative. This is a little over 6 weeks and I have heard that they are thinking of making 6 weeks a conclusive time for testing so I kinda relaxed a bit but planned on... Read more »

whats my chance of getting AIDS by giving oral sex

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

About 3 weeks ago I gave oral sex to a sex worker in China. It lasted for about 1-2 minutes and I didn't feel any cuts in my mouth. What would be the possibility of me contracting AIDS this way assuming if she was HIV positive?

This is the most... Read more »

Sex after AIDS

Posted by pozMalcontent, 3 Replies

Hi folks!

Since my diagnosis (nearly four years ago), I have had problems with physical intimacy. My partner of 15 years is still negative and we would like to keep it that way. Whenever it comes to being intimate (not even sex, really) I tense up.... Read more »

FRIEND WITH AIDS HAVING UNPROTECTED SEX !!!!

Posted by Anonymous, 6 Replies

Help I have a friend that is having sex with several people, some married, some very young and that are also dating women with children. He has aids and is suppose to be on meds but is choosing not to take them. He acts like theres nothing wrong... Read more »

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